The SciencesFebruary 20, 2008
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Fix Stroke-Afflicted Rats
Treatment strengthened weak paws without causing cancer
Stories by JR Minkel
JR Minkel was a news reporter for Scientific American.
Mind & BrainFebruary 15, 2008
News Bytes of the Week—In Judo, Blue Is Not Best
Leaky muscles, Bulletproof iPod charger and more…
Space & PhysicsFebruary 15, 2008
Scaled-Down Solar System Found 5,000 Light-Years Away
Smaller versions of Jupiter and Saturn may be the first of many
The SciencesFebruary 15, 2008
U.S. Medical Schools Still Vulnerable to Financial Conflicts of Interest
Research centers are uneven in monitoring ties that might harm study volunteers
EvolutionFebruary 14, 2008
Bats Flew Before They Could Echolocate
Oldest known bat lacked hallmarks of echolocation
The SciencesFebruary 14, 2008
Beam Me Up Scotty? A Q&A about Quantum Teleportation with H. Jeff Kimble
Why the effect is nothing like Star Trek
Mind & BrainFebruary 8, 2008
News Bytes of the Week—Genetics of Childhood Trauma
Goats relieved of the bends, Rodent rampage and more…
TechnologyFebruary 7, 2008
The Key to Great Sax
Pro saxophonists contort their vocal tracts to climb the upper registers
The SciencesFebruary 5, 2008
Ahchoo! Mice Bred to Catch Common Cold
Searching for an ever-elusive cure, researchers engineer mice for susceptibility to the human cold virus
HealthFebruary 4, 2008
Net Benefits: Bed Netting, Drugs Stem Malaria Deaths
Proactive African countries see fewer children felled by the mosquito-borne disease
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2008
News Bytes of the Week—Mystery Illness Strikes Bats
Spicing up naked mole rats, The origin of blue eyes and more…
Space & PhysicsFebruary 1, 2008
Brightest Supernova May Reignite
HealthFebruary 1, 2008
Potent Alternative
Reverse-engineered human stem cells may leapfrog the embryonic kind
The SciencesJanuary 31, 2008
Scan Uncovers Thousands of Copycat Scientific Articles
Database search turns up research papers suspiciously similar to prior publications, prompting investigations
Space & PhysicsJanuary 25, 2008
News Bytes of the Week—First glimpse of SpaceShipTwo
Creationist sells mastodon fossil, Monster space roaches and more…
The SciencesJanuary 24, 2008
Elusive Pancreas-Healing Cells Discovered
Mouse finding hints that stemlike cells may yet be found in human pancreas
HealthJanuary 18, 2008
News Bytes of the Week--Using bytes to understand barks
Plus: spying on employees, avoiding car wrecks, artificially grown rat hearts, send in the clones and more ...
The SciencesJanuary 11, 2008
Tumor Time Bombs Set Off by Stem Cells
Deadly call and response recruits stem cells to nourish ticking tumors
The SciencesJanuary 10, 2008
Embryos Survive Stem Cell Harvest
Breakthrough could overcome key obstacle to embryonic stem cell research
The SciencesJanuary 9, 2008
News Byte: Holy crap--protons make worms poop!
TechnologyJanuary 8, 2008
For Remote-Control Cells, Just Add Magnets
Magnetic particles turn cell signals on and off
TechnologyJanuary 5, 2008
News Bytes of the Week—Airline safety data down in flames
The end of continental drift, U.K. chokes on its own vomit and more…
EvolutionJanuary 1, 2008
Food for Symbolic Thought
Besides the first seafood dinner, signs of the earliest symbolic thought
December 21, 2007
News Bytes of the Week—Bell tolls for 100-watt light bulb
Why monkey sex is loud, The Wii is not exercise and more…